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Pharmacy Administration Graduate Program

Doctor of Philosophy (minimum curricula requirements)
Required
Pharmacy 4004 Public Health Science
Pharmacy 5043 Behavioral Sciences in Health Care Administration
Pharmacy 5044 New Drug Development
Pharmacy 5045 Research Methodolgy
Pharmacy 5046 Research Design
Pharmacy 5047 Health Care Administration
Pharmacy 5048 Hospital Administration
Pharmacy 5049 Health Care Law
Math 5020 Statistical Methods 1
Math 5021 Statistical Methods 2
Math 5022 Multivariate Statistics
Computer Science 5003 Computer Science for Professionals
Choose one of the following
Pharmacy 4096 Pharmaceutical Legislation
Pharmacy 5041 Advanced Marketing of Drug Products
Pharmacy 5042 Advanced Retail Pharmacy Management
Sociology 4004 Medical Sociology
Choose three of the following
Business Administration 5011 Economic Environment
Business Administration 5012 Accounting Analysis for Decision Making
Business Administration 5020 Financial Analysis
Business Administration 5021 Marketing Strategy
Business Administration 5022 Organizational Theory and Behavior
Business Administration 5039 Strategic Management
Economics 5006 Health Economics
Economics 4020 Econometrics
Additional Requirements
Electives Six hours
Pharmacy 5052 Seminar
Foreign Language Proficiency
Pharmacy 6099 Dissertation
Note: Pharmacy 4051 (Pharmaceutical Care Management) and Pharmacy 4054 (Pharmacy Law) must be taken as co-requisites for the degree plan.
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Doctor of Philosophy for students with MBA, including Health Care Concentration*
Required
Pharmacy 4004 Public Health Science
Pharmacy 4096 Pharmaceutical Legislation
Pharmacy 5041 Advanced Marking of Drug Products
Pharmacy 5042 Advanced Retail Pharmacy Management
Pharmacy 5043 Behavioral Science in Health Care Administration
Pharmacy 5044 New Drug Development
Pharmacy 5045 Research Methodology
Pharmacy 5046 Research Design
Math 5020 Statistical Methods 1
Math 5021 Statistical Methods 2
Math 5022 Multivariate Statistics
Sociology 4004 Medical Sociology
Additional Requirements
Electives Six hours
Pharmacy 5052 Seminar
Foreign Language Proficiency
Pharmacy 6099 Dissertation
* Student without Health Care Concentration must take Pharmacy 5047, Pharmacy 5048 and Pharmacy 5039.
Note: Pharmacy 4051 (Pharmaceutical Care Management) and Pharmacy 4054 (Pharmacy Law) must be taken as co-requisites for the degree plan.
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Master of Science (non-thesis option)
Required
Pharmacy 4004 Public Health Science
Pharmacy 5047 Health Care Administration
Pharmacy 5048 Hospital Administration
Pharmacy 5049 Health Care Law
Pharmacy 5052 Seminar
Math 5020 Statistical Methods 1
Electives Three hours
Pharmacy 5051 Directed Study
Three from the following
Pharmacy 4096 Pharmaceutical Legislation
Pharmacy 5041 Advanced Marketing of Drug Products
Pharmacy 5042 Advanced Retail Pharmacies Management
Pharmacy 5043 Behavioral Sciences in Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy 5044 New Drug Development
Sociology 4004 Medical Sociology
Plus three from the following
Business Administration 5011 Economic Environment
Business Administration 5012 Accounting Analysis for Decision Making
Business Administration 5020 Financial Analysis
Business Administration 5021 Marketing Strategy
Business Administration 5022 Organizational Theory and Behavior
Business Administration 5039 Strategic Management
Economics 5006 Health Economics
Note: Pharmacy 4051 (Pharmaceutical Care Management) and Pharmacy 4054 (Pharmacy Law) must be taken as co-requisites for the degree plan.
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Suggested curricular requirements illustrate minimum course requirements only and do not necessarily represent total degree requirements. All requirements are subject to the Graduate School's Regulations. Each student's plan of study must be reviewed by the Pharmacy Administration faculty and approved by the student's advisory committee, the Department Head of Clinical and Administrative Sciences, the Graduate Studies Committee, the Dean of the College of Pharmacy and the Dean of the Graduate School.